The French Second Empire : an anatomy of political power / by Roger Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Roger (Roger David), 1944- author.

Series:

New studies in European history.

New studies in European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

Napoleon.

France--Kings and rulers--Biography.

France.

France--History--Second Empire, 1852-1870.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 507 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about a major historical figure, Napoleon III, and a political regime. It examines how Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (nephew of the first Napoleon) was able to secure election as President of the Republic and subsequently to launch a coup d'état to establish a Second Empire. It then considers the ways in which power was exercised by the new imperial regime. Later, apparent stability led Napoleon III to engage in a difficult process of transition towards a more liberal regime; but at the point of success the decision was taken to go to war against Prussia which resulted in a catastrophic defeat and the destruction of his regime. This is a most thoroughly researched book on the Second Empire, which makes a contribution to our knowledge of a vitally important period of French history following the 1848 revolution and the intense mid-century crisis.

Contents:

pt. 1. The Rise of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte. 1. President of the Republic

pt. 2. State and Society. 2. Napoleon III and the Bonapartist state. 3. The system of government. 4. The management of elections. 5. Preserving public order. 6. Constructing moral order. 7. Creating the conditions for prosperity

Conclusion to Part II

pt. 3. The Rise of Opposition. 8. The context for opposition. 9. The forms of opposition: (1) Legitimism. 10. The forms of opposition: (2) Liberalism. 11. The forms of opposition: (3) Republicans in the aftermath of the coup d'etat. 12. The forms of opposition: (4) The republican revival

Conclusion to Part III

pt. 4. War and revolution. 13. War and revolution.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-497) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12475-1

1-280-15951-0

0-511-11990-9

0-511-15544-1

0-511-30388-2

0-511-49684-2

0-511-04463-1

OCLC:

437063396